Example sentences of "has been [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 2 | Our tool kit has been built up over many years and we did n't have to buy much : a long tape measure , a new pickaxe handle , some new screwdriver bits ( we lost one down the cavity ) . |
| 3 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The region has got to come out in the open and to do more than what they have been doing before to make a real commitment to get rid of racism , particularly institutional racism which has been built up over many , many years . ’ |
| 5 | The Electrochemical Technology business has been built up since 1981 to capitalize on ICI 's expertise in chlor-alkali production and electrochemistry. the FM21 membrane cell has been sold since that year , mainly as part of a chlor-alkali production package , but recent developments have led to its use in the manufacture of more complex speciality or ‘ effect ’ chemicals . |
| 6 | It has been built up since 1975 by combining Fiat 's original truck division in Italy with foreign acquisitions : Unic in France , Magirus in Germany , Pegaso in Spain and Iveco Ford in the UK ( in which Fiat has a 48% stake , but controls operations ) . |
| 7 | British infancy research has a well-established National , European and International reputation , and this has been built up by many eminent researchers working separately at their different institutions . |
| 8 | The lawn itself has been built up from strong flowing curves and these naturally lead the eye away from those rectangular boundaries . |
| 9 | A great deal of confidence has been built up in this system and NASA regularly publish reports of incidents notified to them , though of course without any reference to the individuals involved . |
| 10 | Some he may be hearing in future include : Thy food is such as has been breathed on by infected lungs , ( Pericles ) — useful for insulting prison cooks . |
| 11 | One of Napier 's longest-running courses has been phased out after 24 years . |
| 12 | The more serious the violation by the police and the less serious the charge the more likely it is that the evidence will be inadmissible , though there are occasions in Scotland where crucial evidence has been struck out in serious cases which include murder . |
| 13 | The point of departure is the general valuation model that has been developed out of discounted cash flow ( DCF ) techniques . |
| 14 | 10–17 Jesus violates the taboo against healing on the sabbath by healing a woman who has been bent over for many years , justifying this on the grounds that it is even more urgent to help a fellow human being , a woman , than to rescue an animal that has fallen into a ditch ( an exception allowed under the law ) . |
| 15 | It has been cut back to 700 shops , each with just six departments . |
| 16 | Today 's new generation of black directors has been spurred on by two particular success stories . |
| 17 | This year in itself , the single person has been done out of two pound ninety pence and er after the er older ones that 's four pound odd . |
| 18 | Er for example erm any service that has been transferred in from another scheme . |
| 19 | Manufacturing industry is now expected to grow by 1.6 per cent this year , against only 0.5 per cent last November , but the forecast for 1994 has been revised down to 2.8 per cent from 3.1 per cent . |
| 20 | The spot has been cordoned off with orange tape . |
| 21 | The importance of housing costs in the retail price index has been scaled down from 172 per mille to 164 , motoring costs from 143 to 136 per mille , and food from 152 to 144 per mille . |
| 22 | That state sector has been made up of nationalized industries , and of extensive welfare services provided on the basis of need , and not on the basis of the ability to pay . |
| 23 | Coun David Lyonette ( Lab ) said : ‘ An awful lot of money has been made out of this area . |
| 24 | There is one particular practice that has been singled out for special treatment and that is resale price maintenance . |
| 25 | Many victims are also having to come to terms with the trauma while looking after children and the elderly in overcrowded refugee camps.Whether rape has been singled out by military commanders as a weapon of war remains open to question , but victims ' testimony suggests the abuse is part of a wider pattern of warfare and ‘ ethnic cleansing ’ . |
| 26 | The old , inimical Adam has been beaten back to such seedy redoubts . |
| 27 | ‘ A general alert has been sent out to certain security personnel in other countries to locate and hold him when found . |
| 28 | A fisheries protection vessel has been sent out after more clashes between French and British trawlers off the Scilly Isles . |
| 29 | The system has been born out of rapid expansion in recent years as the business has opened new centres and employed more people . |
| 30 | Commentator Tom Tyrell said : ‘ This is the first time in 22 years that this station has been shut out in this way . |